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Shark Movie 'The Requin' Swims Onto Blu-ray And Digital This March

Alicia Silverstone & James Tupper Face Great Whites In ‘The Requin’ Trailer

Alicia Silverstone (Clueless) and James Tupper (“Big Little Lies”) fight to survive the open ocean and a school of Great Whites in the thriller The Requin. “There’s terror in paradise when Jaelyn (Alicia Silverstone) and Kyle (James Tupper) arrive at a remote seaside villa in Vietnam for a romantic getaway. A torrential storm descends, reducing the villa to little more than a raft and sweeping the young couple out to sea. Suddenly, another danger appears, a school of great white sharks. With her injured husband watching helplessly, Jaelyn must battle the deadly predators alone in this tense thriller that rides an unrelenting wave of fear.” Written and directed by Le-Van Kiet (Furie), The Requin swims into theaters and arrives On Demand and on Digital on January 28, 2022.

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‘Great White’ Swims Onto Shudder This November

‘Great White’ Swims Onto Shudder This November

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil actress Katrina Bowden goes head to head with the ultimate predator in the survival thriller Great White, swimming onto Shudder exclusively this November. From the executive producers of 47 Meters Down, the film, based on a true story, follows seaplane operators and couple, Kaz Fellows (Katrina Bowden) and Charlie Brody (Aaron Jakubenko), along with their three passengers, Joji Minase (Tim Kano), his wife Michelle (Kimie Tsukakoshi), and cook Benny (Te Kohe Tuhaka), who set out on a flight to the picturesque Hell’s Reef. Soon their idyllic trip turns into a fight for survival when they become stranded miles from shore and in grave danger from what lurks just below the surface. What ensues is a battle for survival of epic proportions against nature’s perfect predator. Michael Boughen (Tomorrow, Killer Elite, The Loved Ones) penned the script, with Martin Wilson making his feature directorial debut. Great White (review) premieres exclusively on Shudder on November 11, 2021.

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Nov 22, 2021
Josh Lucas Set To Star In ‘The Black Demon’ Based On The Legendary Shark

Josh Lucas Set To Star In ‘The Black Demon’ Based On The Legendary Shark

It was announced today that Josh Lucas (Ford v Ferrari, Sweet Home Alabama) is set to lead prolific action director Adrian Grunberg’s (Rambo: Last Blood, Get the Gringo) upcoming survival thriller The Black Demon. Written by Boise Esquerra (Austin Film Festival nominated Blackwater), the film is set to start principal photography in December 2021 on location in the Dominican Republic. In the film, when oilman Paul Sturges (Lucas) takes his family on vacation to Bahia Azul, the vibrant coastal town he and his wife once knew has mysteriously crumbled and the locals are nowhere to be found. Paul starts off his day with a routine visit to inspect his nearby oil rig, but before he knows it, his entire family has landed with him on the rotting metal tower. From the depths of the ocean rises a massive megalodon known only by its name: “The Black Demon”. Under constant threat from this ancient enemy of legend, Paul must find a

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Nov 22, 2021
‘Great White’ Premiering Exclusively On Shudder

‘Great White’ Premiering Exclusively On Shudder

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil actress Katrina Bowden goes head to head with the ultimate predator in the survival thriller Great White, swimming onto Shudder exclusively this November. From the executive producers of 47 Meters Down, the film, based on a true story, follows seaplane operators and couple, Kaz Fellows (Katrina Bowden) and Charlie Brody (Aaron Jakubenko), along with their three passengers, Joji Minase (Tim Kano), his wife Michelle (Kimie Tsukakoshi), and cook Benny (Te Kohe Tuhaka), who set out on a flight to the picturesque Hell’s Reef. Soon their idyllic trip turns into a fight for survival when they become stranded miles from shore and in grave danger from what lurks just below the surface. What ensues is a battle for survival of epic proportions against nature’s perfect predator. Michael Boughen (Tomorrow, Killer Elite, The Loved Ones) penned the script, with Martin Wilson making his feature directorial debut. Great White (review) premieres exclusively on Shudder on November 11, 2021.

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Nov 22, 2021
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The Ocean’s Perfect Predator Is Unleashed This Week In ‘Megladon Rising’

This Friday, The Asylum unleashes the perfect predator, massive hungry sharks thought to be extinct, in Megladon Rising. Directed by Brian Nowak and written by Andrea Ruth, Megladon Rising stars Tom Sizemore, O’Shay Neal, and Wynter Eddins. In the film, “When history’s greatest aquatic predator returns, an armada of modern warships is sent to destroy it, but they may not be a match for the beast.” Megladon Rising gets a day and date release on August 27, 2021.

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Aug 26, 2021
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A Giant Shark Stands Between A Group And The Fabled Noah’s Arc This November In ‘Noah’s Shark’

Director Mark Polonia unleashes a deadly shark this November that serves as a guardian for the legendary Noah’s Ark in the indie C-horror Noah’s Shark. We’ve got the first trailer that teases magic, witchcraft, possession, and a giant predator. In the film, “A fame-seeking televangelist and his film crew team set out to find the fabled Noah’s Ark, but discover it is guarded by both an ancient curse and a prehistoric great white shark.” Jeff Kirkendall, Tim Hatch, Jamie Morgan, Samantha Coolidge, and Ryan Dalto star in Noah’s Shark out this November from Wild Eye Releasing.

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Aug 14, 2021
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Sink Your Teeth Into The First Images From ‘Ouija Shark 2’

After Ouija Shark (review) made a splash with B-movie shark fans just over a year ago, Wild Eye Releasing announces that the official sequel is currently filming with principal photography to be completed this year. A team-up between Wild Eye Releasing and Survival Zombie Films, the Ouija Shark follow-up will see fan-favorite John Migliore from the first film revive his shield-slinging shark fighter dad Anthony, as well as taking over directing duties for the film. Also reprising their roles from the original film are Kylie Gough (as Illyana) and Simon Wheeldon (as Caldura). Deborah Jayne Reilly Smith joins the cast as a mysterious new character named Cressida. Mike Trebilcock and Semetary Spawn will be providing the movie’s dramatic score as well as some new songs for the film. The film is packed with shark action special effects and promises to offer even more bizarre and inter-dimensional weirdness for fans than the first film. Migliore also penned the sequels’ script, and

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Jul 23, 2021
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Review: Eli Roth’s Documentary ‘Fin’ Is More Horrifying Than Any Horror Film

Shark Week kicks off on Discovery+ on July 11th. Among the shark-themed shows and specials is a documentary titled Fin, from filmmaker Eli Roth who is a leading name in the horror genre, delivering films such Cabin Fever, Hostel, and The Green Inferno. Here’s the thing, Fin is filled with more gore and stomach-churning horrors than a movie could ever capture. In the doc, Roth delves into the horrific and heartbreaking fin trade. What is the fin trade? Let me fill you in. Fishermen catch sharks, often hacking off their fins and throw them back into the sea to die a painful death, often drowning. Buyers purchase the fins and use them to make shark fin soup, an expensive meal considered a status symbol. Roth takes us behind the scenes of the fin trade revealing the massive amount of sharks slaughtered each year. Upwards of 17, 000 tons of fins are brought into China alone every year. An average of

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Jul 13, 2021
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Filming Begins For ‘The Reef: Stalked’, The Sequel To ‘The Reef’

Production has begun on the survival thriller The Reef: Stalked, the sequel to 2010’s shark movie The Reef with writer-director and creature feature master Andrew Traucki returning. Starring Australian actors Teressa Liane (Neighbours, The Vampire Diaries), Ann Truong (Cowboy Bebop, Strike Back), Kate Lister (Unhinged, Fox Trap), and newcomer Saskia Archer, the story follows four girlfriends on a kayaking and diving adventure that goes horribly wrong, and draws on themes of resilience, healing from trauma and strength in sisterhood and female friendship. Filming is taking place in Bowen in The Whitsundays, the region off of Papua New Guinea with its gorgeous landscape and reefs serving as the backdrop for the character’s thrilling fight for survival against nature’s ultimate predator. Andrew Traucki said, “I’m thrilled The Reef: Stalked is in production and back to Bowen where we shot parts of The Reef eleven years ago! As a lover of survival tales, there is nothing I enjoy more than storytelling that pits

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Jun 11, 2021
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Katrina Bowden Goes Head To Head With A Giant Shark On The New ‘Great White’ Poster

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil actress Katrina Bowden goes head to head with a giant shark on the new poster for Great White, ahead of its release this July. From the executive producers of 47 Meters Down, the film, based on a true story, follows seaplane operators and couple, Kaz Fellows (Katrina Bowden) and Charlie Brody (Aaron Jakubenko), along with their three passengers, Joji Minase (Tim Kano), his wife Michelle (Kimie Tsukakoshi), and cook Benny (Te Kohe Tuhaka), who set out on a flight to the picturesque Hell’s Reef. Soon their idyllic trip turns into a fight for survival when they become stranded miles from shore and in grave danger from what lurks just below the surface. Their only chance of survival is to get to the beach, but with two Great White sharks hunting them, the odds are not in their favor. What ensues is a battle for survival of epic proportions against nature’s perfect predators. Michael Boughen (Tomorrow,

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May 24, 2021

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Shark Movie 'The Requin' Swims Onto Blu-ray And Digital This March

Alicia Silverstone & James Tupper Face Great Whites In ‘The Requin’ Trailer

Alicia Silverstone (Clueless) and James Tupper (“Big Little Lies”) fight to survive the open ocean and a school of Great Whites in the thriller The Requin. “There’s terror in paradise when Jaelyn (Alicia Silverstone) and Kyle (James Tupper) arrive at a remote seaside villa in Vietnam for a romantic getaway. A torrential storm descends, reducing the villa to little more than a raft and sweeping the young couple out to sea. Suddenly, another danger appears, a school of great white sharks. With her injured husband watching helplessly, Jaelyn must battle the deadly predators alone in this tense thriller that rides an unrelenting wave of fear.” Written and directed by Le-Van Kiet (Furie), The Requin swims into theaters and arrives On Demand and on Digital on January 28, 2022.

Continue reading →
‘Great White’ Swims Onto Shudder This November

‘Great White’ Swims Onto Shudder This November

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil actress Katrina Bowden goes head to head with the ultimate predator in the survival thriller Great White, swimming onto Shudder exclusively this November. From the executive producers of 47 Meters Down, the film, based on a true story, follows seaplane operators and couple, Kaz Fellows (Katrina Bowden) and Charlie Brody (Aaron Jakubenko), along with their three passengers, Joji Minase (Tim Kano), his wife Michelle (Kimie Tsukakoshi), and cook Benny (Te Kohe Tuhaka), who set out on a flight to the picturesque Hell’s Reef. Soon their idyllic trip turns into a fight for survival when they become stranded miles from shore and in grave danger from what lurks just below the surface. What ensues is a battle for survival of epic proportions against nature’s perfect predator. Michael Boughen (Tomorrow, Killer Elite, The Loved Ones) penned the script, with Martin Wilson making his feature directorial debut. Great White (review) premieres exclusively on Shudder on November 11, 2021.

Continue reading →
Nov 22, 2021
Josh Lucas Set To Star In ‘The Black Demon’ Based On The Legendary Shark

Josh Lucas Set To Star In ‘The Black Demon’ Based On The Legendary Shark

It was announced today that Josh Lucas (Ford v Ferrari, Sweet Home Alabama) is set to lead prolific action director Adrian Grunberg’s (Rambo: Last Blood, Get the Gringo) upcoming survival thriller The Black Demon. Written by Boise Esquerra (Austin Film Festival nominated Blackwater), the film is set to start principal photography in December 2021 on location in the Dominican Republic. In the film, when oilman Paul Sturges (Lucas) takes his family on vacation to Bahia Azul, the vibrant coastal town he and his wife once knew has mysteriously crumbled and the locals are nowhere to be found. Paul starts off his day with a routine visit to inspect his nearby oil rig, but before he knows it, his entire family has landed with him on the rotting metal tower. From the depths of the ocean rises a massive megalodon known only by its name: “The Black Demon”. Under constant threat from this ancient enemy of legend, Paul must find a

Continue reading →
Nov 22, 2021
‘Great White’ Premiering Exclusively On Shudder

‘Great White’ Premiering Exclusively On Shudder

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil actress Katrina Bowden goes head to head with the ultimate predator in the survival thriller Great White, swimming onto Shudder exclusively this November. From the executive producers of 47 Meters Down, the film, based on a true story, follows seaplane operators and couple, Kaz Fellows (Katrina Bowden) and Charlie Brody (Aaron Jakubenko), along with their three passengers, Joji Minase (Tim Kano), his wife Michelle (Kimie Tsukakoshi), and cook Benny (Te Kohe Tuhaka), who set out on a flight to the picturesque Hell’s Reef. Soon their idyllic trip turns into a fight for survival when they become stranded miles from shore and in grave danger from what lurks just below the surface. What ensues is a battle for survival of epic proportions against nature’s perfect predator. Michael Boughen (Tomorrow, Killer Elite, The Loved Ones) penned the script, with Martin Wilson making his feature directorial debut. Great White (review) premieres exclusively on Shudder on November 11, 2021.

Continue reading →
Nov 22, 2021
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The Ocean’s Perfect Predator Is Unleashed This Week In ‘Megladon Rising’

This Friday, The Asylum unleashes the perfect predator, massive hungry sharks thought to be extinct, in Megladon Rising. Directed by Brian Nowak and written by Andrea Ruth, Megladon Rising stars Tom Sizemore, O’Shay Neal, and Wynter Eddins. In the film, “When history’s greatest aquatic predator returns, an armada of modern warships is sent to destroy it, but they may not be a match for the beast.” Megladon Rising gets a day and date release on August 27, 2021.

Continue reading →
Aug 26, 2021
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A Giant Shark Stands Between A Group And The Fabled Noah’s Arc This November In ‘Noah’s Shark’

Director Mark Polonia unleashes a deadly shark this November that serves as a guardian for the legendary Noah’s Ark in the indie C-horror Noah’s Shark. We’ve got the first trailer that teases magic, witchcraft, possession, and a giant predator. In the film, “A fame-seeking televangelist and his film crew team set out to find the fabled Noah’s Ark, but discover it is guarded by both an ancient curse and a prehistoric great white shark.” Jeff Kirkendall, Tim Hatch, Jamie Morgan, Samantha Coolidge, and Ryan Dalto star in Noah’s Shark out this November from Wild Eye Releasing.

Continue reading →
Aug 14, 2021
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Sink Your Teeth Into The First Images From ‘Ouija Shark 2’

After Ouija Shark (review) made a splash with B-movie shark fans just over a year ago, Wild Eye Releasing announces that the official sequel is currently filming with principal photography to be completed this year. A team-up between Wild Eye Releasing and Survival Zombie Films, the Ouija Shark follow-up will see fan-favorite John Migliore from the first film revive his shield-slinging shark fighter dad Anthony, as well as taking over directing duties for the film. Also reprising their roles from the original film are Kylie Gough (as Illyana) and Simon Wheeldon (as Caldura). Deborah Jayne Reilly Smith joins the cast as a mysterious new character named Cressida. Mike Trebilcock and Semetary Spawn will be providing the movie’s dramatic score as well as some new songs for the film. The film is packed with shark action special effects and promises to offer even more bizarre and inter-dimensional weirdness for fans than the first film. Migliore also penned the sequels’ script, and

Continue reading →
Jul 23, 2021
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Review: Eli Roth’s Documentary ‘Fin’ Is More Horrifying Than Any Horror Film

Shark Week kicks off on Discovery+ on July 11th. Among the shark-themed shows and specials is a documentary titled Fin, from filmmaker Eli Roth who is a leading name in the horror genre, delivering films such Cabin Fever, Hostel, and The Green Inferno. Here’s the thing, Fin is filled with more gore and stomach-churning horrors than a movie could ever capture. In the doc, Roth delves into the horrific and heartbreaking fin trade. What is the fin trade? Let me fill you in. Fishermen catch sharks, often hacking off their fins and throw them back into the sea to die a painful death, often drowning. Buyers purchase the fins and use them to make shark fin soup, an expensive meal considered a status symbol. Roth takes us behind the scenes of the fin trade revealing the massive amount of sharks slaughtered each year. Upwards of 17, 000 tons of fins are brought into China alone every year. An average of

Continue reading →
Jul 13, 2021
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Filming Begins For ‘The Reef: Stalked’, The Sequel To ‘The Reef’

Production has begun on the survival thriller The Reef: Stalked, the sequel to 2010’s shark movie The Reef with writer-director and creature feature master Andrew Traucki returning. Starring Australian actors Teressa Liane (Neighbours, The Vampire Diaries), Ann Truong (Cowboy Bebop, Strike Back), Kate Lister (Unhinged, Fox Trap), and newcomer Saskia Archer, the story follows four girlfriends on a kayaking and diving adventure that goes horribly wrong, and draws on themes of resilience, healing from trauma and strength in sisterhood and female friendship. Filming is taking place in Bowen in The Whitsundays, the region off of Papua New Guinea with its gorgeous landscape and reefs serving as the backdrop for the character’s thrilling fight for survival against nature’s ultimate predator. Andrew Traucki said, “I’m thrilled The Reef: Stalked is in production and back to Bowen where we shot parts of The Reef eleven years ago! As a lover of survival tales, there is nothing I enjoy more than storytelling that pits

Continue reading →
Jun 11, 2021
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Katrina Bowden Goes Head To Head With A Giant Shark On The New ‘Great White’ Poster

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil actress Katrina Bowden goes head to head with a giant shark on the new poster for Great White, ahead of its release this July. From the executive producers of 47 Meters Down, the film, based on a true story, follows seaplane operators and couple, Kaz Fellows (Katrina Bowden) and Charlie Brody (Aaron Jakubenko), along with their three passengers, Joji Minase (Tim Kano), his wife Michelle (Kimie Tsukakoshi), and cook Benny (Te Kohe Tuhaka), who set out on a flight to the picturesque Hell’s Reef. Soon their idyllic trip turns into a fight for survival when they become stranded miles from shore and in grave danger from what lurks just below the surface. Their only chance of survival is to get to the beach, but with two Great White sharks hunting them, the odds are not in their favor. What ensues is a battle for survival of epic proportions against nature’s perfect predators. Michael Boughen (Tomorrow,

Continue reading →
May 24, 2021